Shipping case



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SHIPPING CASE Filed May 10, 1924 I Y i 0 MW Nia INVENTOR Jfizariee Patented Dec. 30, 1924.

MAURICE LEEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHIPPING CASE.

Application fi1ed May 10, 1924. Serial No. 712,323. I

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAURICE Learn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shipping Cases, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to butter containers such as are used to ship the commodity from the creamery to the dealer, and its object is to provide a container of this kind which is peculiarly formed to lend the contents such shape as to fit them for cutting into cartonblocks or small squares for table use without loss or additional labor.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined shipping and display case having novel means whereby a substantial portion of the butter may be exposed to facilitate the immediate removal of the contents, Or part thereof, or for purposes of displa if further and important object of the invention is to provide a combined shipping and display case wherein the upper and lower sections of the same are held in place by means of cleats which may be quickly removed when it is desired to expose the contents of the box and the box is so constructed that it may be used a number of times.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combined shipping anddisplay case which is of highly simplified construction, durable in use and cheap to manufacture.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the improved shipping and display case open to expose the contents of the same;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the display case open to expose the contents, the case being mounted on a suitable stand;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view illustrating the connecting means for the upper and lower sections;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the combined shipping and display case closed.

In the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 desig nates a display stand having a horizontal top 6 and an inclined portion 7. The lower section 8 of the novel case is adapted to be adapted to be arranged in edge to edge contact to enclose the contents 11 which'may be butter, or the like. In preparing the container for shipment, the. adapting strips 14 which are carried by the side and'end walls of the top section 9 are extended into overlapping relation with the side and end walls of the lower. section 8 so that lateral movement of the top section is prevented. Suitable cleats or straps 15 are secured to the lower section and to the lower portions of the straps 15 so as to securely and positively connect the strips 14 to the lower section. It is thus seen that the strips 14 not only serve as a means for holding the upper section 9 against lateral and longitudinal movement on the lower section 8 but also serve as means for preventing the upward movement of the covered section; Furthermore the strips 14 substantially strengthen and reinforce the container or case. The strips 14 are arranged midway of the corners of the case and if desired the fastening straps 15 may extend entirely across the bottom of the shipping case.

In use a quantity of butter or the like is placed in the lower compartment or section and the lid section 9 is then applied with the strips 14 in overlapping relation with the side walls of the lower sec-tion. The cleats 15 are now secured in place so that the lid section. cannot be accidently displaced.

Y'Vhen it is desired to expose the contents of the case it is merely necessary to break or remove the cleats 15 and then detach the cove-r section 9. When this is done half the contents of the case are exposed in the manner illustrated in Fig. 1.

A case constructed in accordance with this invention may be used a number of times as it is not necessary to mutilate or damage the same to gain access to the contents.

The peculiar advantage of the container over the pails usually employed to ship butter, or over any other container in which iii only the top of the contents is exposed, is that the" butter is immediately removable in its entirety or in accurately divided part-s; also, being in the form of a slab or prism, it occasions no waste, and requires no shapin;- or packing to adapt it for cutting by hand or machine into blocks for packing in cartons or prints, or into small squares for individual or table use. lVhiIethe container serves as a strong and compact shipping medium, its divisible feature at once exposes half oi the contents for ready access and eztse of removal. The device is thus a radical departure from the usual pail or crock, in which the butter" settles during shipment and can only be removed by the laborious pro' 'cess, which also means waste or loss when cutting efficiency is considered.

Needless to say, the producer will apply a paper wrapper to each slab or prism of butter before depositing the same in its container as is usual in the packing of butter for purposes of sanitation.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A shippiiig case comprising upper and io'we'r section's havin side and end walls arranged in edge to edge contact, and strips carried by the side and end walls of one of the sections and arranged in overlapping relation with the side and end Walls of the other section, and means to rigidly connect the ove rla 'iped portions of said strips to the adjacent sections whereby the two sections are securely and positively connected.

2. A shipping case comprising upper and lower sections having side and end walls arranged in edge to edge contact, and strips carried by the side and end Walls of one of the sections and arranged in overlapping relation with the side and end Walls of the other section, means to rigidly connect the overlapped portions of said strips to the adjacent sect-ions whereby the two sections are securely and positively connected, and transversely extending reinforcing strips carried by one of the sections. 3. A shipping case comprising upper and lower sections having side and end Walls arranged in edge to edge Contact, and strips carried by the side and end walls of one of the sections and arranged inoverlapping relation with the side and end walls of the other section, means to rigidly connect the overlapped portions of said strips to the adjacent sections whereby the two sections are securely and positively connected, and transversely extending reinforcing strips carried by one of the sections, the section 'b'rovided with the strips being removable to expose a portion of the contents of the other section.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MAURICE LEEN. 

